JUST WATCHED

Trump & Xi's North Korea problem

MUST WATCH

Trump & Xi's North Korea problem02:22

Story highlights

Trump once said he'd feed Xi a Big Mac

They are instead dining at Mar-a-Lago

Palm Beach (CNN)Hold the Big Mac, pass the steak.

President Donald Trump won't be subjecting Chinese President Xi Jinping to a meal catered by the local McDonald's here on Thursday night as the two leaders sit down for their first dinner together, despite a threat he made early in his presidential campaign to do just that.

"I would not be throwing him a dinner. I would get him a McDonald's hamburger and say we've got to get down to work because you can't continue to devalue (the Chinese currency)," Trump said in August 2015 on Fox News, as Obama prepared to host Xi for a state dinner at the White House the next month.

"I would give him a very -- yeah, but I would give him a double, probably a double size Big Mac," Trump added, upping the offer.

Trump argued then that the Chinese president should not enjoy a lavish sit-down dinner with the US president because "they want our people to starve."

JUST WATCHED

What will be discussed when Trump and Xi meet?

MUST WATCH

What will be discussed when Trump and Xi meet?04:04

Thursday's dinner is not a full-fledged, official state dinner, but instead of a pair of McDonald's signature hamburgers and fries, Trump and Xi will share a more traditional meal, according to the dinner menu provided by the White House.

After enjoying a Caesar Salad, Trump, Xi and two dozen other guests will get to choose between a pan-seared Dover sole or a dry-aged prime New York strip steak. The meals will be served with a 2014 Chalk Hill Chardonnay from Sonoma Coast and a 2014 Girard Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley.

Once the dinner plates are whisked away, two desserts will be offered: chocolate cake with vanilla sauce and dark chocolate sorbet, and a trio of fruit sorbets.